Suspect accused of posing as top lawman

He said he was 'director of rangers for the republic state of Texas.'

Updated 11:58 pm, Thursday, August 18, 2011

A Bulverde man who said he was “director of rangers for the republic state of Texas” was held on $30,000 bail at Bexar County Jail on Thursday on charges of impersonating a peace officer and unlawfully carrying a weapon.

Gregory B. Davis — wearing a badge and carrying a gun — used his claimed position to gain free entry to a rodeo July 31 in Helotes, according to authorities, who say firearms were restricted because alcohol was being served.

“This guy's been putting himself off as a ranger for at least several months,” Texas Ranger James A. Scoggins said of Davis, 61, who was arrested Wednesday.

“We are not trying to ‘fix,' control or take over the de facto, corporate government. We are restoring the civilian government (a Republic) as it was originally in place for this nation and Texas,” it states.

The group's spokesman, Chuck Warlick, said in an emailed statement that “Col. Davis was invited by a private local event organizer to assist as a volunteer in providing security for a local community event, an event at which he had been a volunteer for many years.”

The statement noted that Davis is “Director of the Rangers for the republic State of Texas” and that “his is not to be confused with the Texas Rangers whom we all support and hold in high esteem.”

The arrest warrant affidavit quotes Davis as also telling Hunley that he was a former Green Beret who led many “black ops” missions in the Vietnam War where he'd been “shot, stabbed and suffered shrapnel wounds.” No determination was made about the accuracy of his claim.